Linn County KS Archives Obituaries.....THOMPSON, Bertha July 11, 1896 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Laird March 4, 2011, 7:16 pm The Item, Linn County, Friday, July 17, 1896 Died.--At the family residence, in Prescott, Linn county, Kans., July 11, 1896, of typhoid fever, Bertha THOMPSON, age 11 years, 9 months and 2 days. During her illness of about three weeks duration, she suffered no pain, but her constant wishes was to get well. Her last hours were full of peace, and at 12:30 o'clock Saturday morning, the death angel called her home. She was always seen in her class at Sunday school, when ever it was possible for her to go. The funeral services were held at the family residence, by Rev. Daily, at 5 o'clock, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Prescott cemetery. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad loss. Additional Comments: KS-FOOTSTEPS rms File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/linn/obits/t/thompson2611gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb